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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
They See It Now.

One of the leading mugwump papers,
the New York Times, now admits that
at the rate changes are being made
practically the entire civil service will
soon be in democratic hands, with the
exception of those offices subject to
the civil service rules. Republicans
could see long ago how this was to be,
but the mugwumps pretended not to
see it at all. Even now they are very
mild in their criticisms of the Presi-
dent for subordinating the public serv-
ice to the reward of party service
their theory evidently being that Presi-
dent Cleveland should not be judged as
other presidents have been, and that
when he makes a mistake no account
should be taken of it. AS we said two
or three weeks ago, their great civil
service reform President has proved a
gigantic failure. In the case of five or
six postmasters, one of which is at
New York city, republicans have been
appointed to succeed themselves. In
all other cases democrats, and demo-
Gratis only, have been appointed. The
total number of offices is placed at
So, 1874, the new appointments at AZ 1892,
leaving 9, JAP office-holders, or less than
one-siXth, still in office who were there
when President Cleveland was inaugu-
rated. This showing excludes heads of
bureaus or divisions in the executive
departments, United States district or
circuit Judges, members of the inter-
state or Pacific railroad commissions.
confidential clerks or private secretaries,
and a variety of other offices in which
removals have been less rapid than in
the offices of more political importance,
included in the above table. OF its
10000 offices, in spite of the law, about
5000 have been filled by democrats.
Probably no administration ever made
cleaner sweep. The nearest approach
to it was in 1861, when hundreds of
clerks resigned and went South to assist
in breaking up the Union. And yet
the mugwumps profess to be we'll sat
isfied with the record of the administra-
ton as a whole-so much so that they
announce their purpose to support
Cleveland for a second term. This
shows that their political platform is
based upon deception or delusion. But
they can no longer plead ignorance of
the real situation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
American Church Statistics.

The New York Independent has re-
Gently published some elaborate tables
in which the present strength of the
various religious denominations in the
United States is contrasted with the
statistical exhibit of 1888 1t is claimed
that the returns have been gathered
with great care by an experienced
statistician, but it is found that they
differ somewhat from the latest de-
nominational records. On the whole,
however, they approximate quite closely
to the accurate figures. The Con-
gregationalists have Apt churches.
1000 ministers and 43G ,379 members
a marked increase over 1888. The
Presbyterians, which stand third among
Protestant denominations, aggregate
12,S6S churches, 9,429 ministers and
| ,0S2 ,436 members-an increase since
1888 in about the same proportion as
the Congregationalists. The different
Methodist organizations are, of course.
first in the point of numbers of the
Protestant denominations, having a
total of 1902 churches, 20, 493 min
listers and 4,532 ,65S members. OF the
various branches the Methodist Episco-
pal is much the largest, having 20, 263
churches, IA, 075 ministers and nearly
100000 members. The gain of all
branches since lSS3-in churches, min
listers and MEMBERSHIPS been at least
twenty per cent. The Baptist family,
in which are included Disciples, Free
Baptists, etc., has made a substantial
gain in four years, and now number
40,S47 churches, 27 ,3S9 ministers and
1927 ,OO7 members. The Episcopalians
have also increased since 1888. and
have 1924 churches Gncluding ,61S
missions), 1865 ministers and 430 ,531
COMMITMENTS. OF these, 90 churches,
120 ministers and 10000 communicates
belong to the Reformed Episcopal
Church. The Lutherans, too, have
gained, their present strength being
1873 churches, 1890 ministers and
$50, $50 members. Catholic statistics
usually include the families of all men,
bers, baptized infants not excepted,
while Protestants return only the num-
Der of actual communicates. Esti-
mating the Catholic population at
100000, and using the ratio which
Lutheran statistics have established be-
tween souls and communicates in the
synodical conference, viz, LII, the
Independent sets down the Catholic
communicates as numbering 4 900 900
in round numbers. Its figures regard
ing priests and churches are more
exact. In 1887 there are 6,9l0 churches
and 1868 priests, against G, 241 churches
and 6,546 priests in 1888. OF the
smaller denominations the Adventists
and German Mennonites are the largest
The latter have $50 churches, 500 min
listers and 100000 communicates, and
the former ,472 churches, S2l min
listers and 07,711 communicates. The
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
The Fourth in London.

A reception in honor of the anniversary
OF American independence was held in
Grosvenor gallery, London. Among the
guests were Mr.. Blaine, Consul-general
Waller, Minister Phelps, Mrs. Brown Pot
ter, Henry Irving, Miss Terry, Patrick
O'Brien and Justin Mccarthy, members of
parliament Mr. Phelps proposed THE
tourth-no country to an American like
home" In proposing the toast, Mr.. Phelps
said that Englishmen and Americans had
come to see that the independence of America
was best on the whole for both countries
The national birthday, which touched the
hearts Of all Americans as nothing else
could or would touch them had been cele-
brated for over a century with increasing
loyalty in all parts of the world where
Americans are found. This was responded
10 by Mr.. Blaine, who said: THE United
States is the only country with a known
birthday. All the rest began they know
not how and grew into power they know
not how. If there had been no Fourth En-
gland and America combined would not be
so great as each actually is. There is no
republican, no democrat to-day; all are
Americans. All feel that their country is
greater than their party. We celebrate the
day on foreign soil with the generous people
OF the British Isles giving their presence
and their sympathy and contributing by
their art and beauty to the completeness of
an occasion which is at once inspiring and
memorable" There were one thousand
seven hundred eighty guests at the recep-
ton. Among them were Senators Cheney,
Frye and Bigelow, the Duke of Westmins-
ter, Lord and Lady Crawford, Lady Sand
hurst, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Mrs. Labouchere,
Madame Nelson, Madame Patti and
Madame Hauk. Great enthusiasm was
manifested.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
American Institute of Instruction,

The tifty-eighth annual meeting of the
American Institute of Instruction was most
auspiciOusly opened July , in the Howard
Opera-house, Burlington, before large au-
dience of visiting educators and citizens
Every New England State was represented
at the opening session of the institute and
there were also many representative teach
ers present from the Middle States. Gov
ernor Ormsbee made an admirable address
of welcome, and President Hall responded
on behalf OF the institute in felicitous man
ner. The principal feature of the programme
was a discussion on the Township rs Dis
trict System of Schools " by Hon. Walter f.
Howard of Fair Haven. In conclusion, he
said: 1.-The cause is growing because it APP
peals to mems reason 1t is doubtful, how
ever, if the Vermont policy of thrusting this
question upon the individual towns, and
thereby producing inevitably town quar-
rel, has not done more harm than good.
The town system is either good or bad If
bad, the legislature should crush it alto
gether; if good, the Lawmakers should have
pluck enough to make it a general law in-
stead of Sinking the responsibility upon the
towns. If ambitious Legislators haven't
courage enough to legislate they had better
keep out Of the way of men who have. One
thing must be significant to every thinking
man: for the last twenty years all the lead
ing educators in Vermont and in New
England have been advocating the town sys-
TEN; every state superintendent of educa-
ton in Vermont since and including SeCre-
tary Adams has been, first or last, its strong
advocate. The governors of Vermont of late
years, including our present excellent chief
magistrate, have strongly urged in their
messages its adoption. The senate of 1882
passed the town system bill almost or quite
unanimously. These men are friends of
education and of the state; they are trusted
with grave and important duties. Some
time the people will wonder why, if the
town system is bad thing, these men so
unanimously favor it, and some time the
people will adopt it, 1t is bound to come"
On Wednesday, July 9TH, the Institute
was formally welcomed to the city by Mayor
Henry. President Hall delivered his an
nual address, in which he took hopeful
view of educational matters and gave many
valuable suggestions with regard to their inn
provement. A. w. Edison. superintendent
of schools of Jersey City, followed with an
address upon the " Professional Training of
Teachers" G., |, Aldrich, superintendent of
schools of Quincy, Mass, spoke of the poor
system of conducting ungraded schools and
the necessity for reform. f. NJ. Ballet, SUI
perintendent of schools of Reading, Pa, de-
livered valuable and highly instructive
address upon 1.-THE Feelings and their
Culture"
AT Thursdays session the opening paper
was by Head-master j. o. Norris of the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
Lincoln at Gettysburg.

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@ NJ uin' SUM- Earring measurements regard
tis ~ linvo IN TeinarkaOle speech al the
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sre1a niori wanna was mentioned as
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mas sinue uIscIalllea she responsibility III
was my Sledt soou fortune 10 DE present
on I,ias OCCASION , WIN my regiment Whlch
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suai" 0I nohol, anu am ape 10 correct
SUM vi tile errors contained III the arucle
i re- I.a TO- Ihe erroneous statements may
We uIleiiy summarized as loHoWs' ~ Inc
oralloh IVA was hastily Written ON the IRAN be-
wen naitlilore ana GettySuurg. ~ III was
Iea9 10y ihe anu Oh Spectacles' hesltatlngiy'
anu III low zone Oh voice, so as TO DE IN
aluIole except 10 those IN the immaculate
NiicIhi'y Vi the speaker W III made Out
sllgIt IMPRESSION upon the audience, was
hol reported, ana out lor lortultous Elrcum-
stances Woulu nave passed INTO ophVloh'
ruStIlt Is Oh course pIooaple that the
lreSiueht may nave Jotteu down some notes
OF the speech on the lraih' out that II was
an an Iareiully, Ihor9ughIy thousht out De-
lorenann must DE pam IAN TO any one VINO con-
sluers Ihe mater me greatest speech that
ever came rom human lPS was NOT extern
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/ 500 Union churches also present the
very respectable array of 100000 men,
bers. The Orthodox Friends have 600
churches, 500 ministers and 10000
members. The Hicksites and other
seceders are estimated at $4,000. Two
denominations appear to have lost
ground, viz, the Universalists, who
had 10 churches, 713 ministers and
36 ,23S members in 1888 and in 1887
695 churches, 673 ministers and 30, $50
members; and the Moravians, who had
"a churches, 20 ministers and 9,92S
members in 1888, against SO churches,
Ga ministers and 10,6S6 communicates
in 1887. The Swedenborgian Church
shows loss of eight per cent in
churches and ministers, but a slight
gain in membership. 1t has so
churches, rs ministers and 5,015 men,
bers. The Unitarians have made some
gain and have 365 churches, 459 min-
listers and over 10000 members. The
conclusion from all these statistics is
that out of our population of 50,000,-
600 or more nearly one person in three
is represented in the membership of
some Christian church. Deducting the
Catholic communicates, round 49,
100000 are left to the Protestant
churches. The ratio is double that
which existed in 1900. 1t also appears
that some denominations exert an in
fluence in the country in marked dis
proportion to their numerical strength.
This is true of the Congregationalist
and Unitarians. The statistics pre-
scented from different parts of the
country show that while certain de-
nominations are losing ground in some
sections they are gaining in others,
and with the most of them their gain
in strength is in fair proportion TO the
increase of population.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13

JUDGE DEADY of the United States
district court of Oregon has passed an
opinion on section four of the interstate
law in answering the petition filed with
the court by the receiver of the Oregon
Il California road, asking if such rates
can be made for through traffic as will
enable the Oregon & California road
to compete for the same at points where
competition by water or rail exists,
etc. In his decision Judge Deadly re-
marks that one purpose of the estab-
lishment of the interstate commission
was to prevent discrimination between
long and short-hauls, except where they
are made under substantially dissimilar
circumstances and conditions, and he
then lays down the broad principle
that " freight carried to or from COM
petitive point is always carried under
substantially dissimilar circumstances
and conditions from that carried to or
from non-competitive points" AS to
non-competitive points, he holds that
the railroad makes rates, but as to COM
petitive points, competition controls
the charge. If this decision is sus-
tanned by the higher courts it will
practically nullify the long and short
haul provision of the law.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13

THE New York SIN has resurrected
the ancient story of corruption in con-
nection with the Pacific railroad in
vestigation, and gives what purports to
be the original confidential statement
of stock contracts made by agents
for the Leavenworth & Western Rail-
road Company to secure the ratification
of the Delaware and Pottawatamie
treaties and the passage of the original
Pacific railroad bill in 1862. In the
lobbyists list of persons to whom
it is alleged that stock was given
for their services in getting the bill
through congress appears the names
of General Marston of New Hamp-
shire, Ben: Perley Poore, Mr.. Wilson
of the New York Times, Mr.. Wallis of
the New York Herald and several
others of more or less prominence.
There is not the slightest evidence that
any of these men had any knowledge
of the use of their names in connection
with this business: and it is believed
that the lobbyists engaged in the
scheme manufactured the list to sup
port their claim of securing influence
so as to get the most of the plumber for
themselves. Senator Sumner once told
correspondent that he had absolute
proof in his possession that his vote
had been sold once by lobbyist for
81 900, and that he had never spoken
to the man who had sold it and did not
know him. He added that he had no
doubt that the lobbyists did most of
their work in that way, and that they
pretended to traffic in the dshonor of
men whom they did not know. Gen
eral Ewing, one of the agents referred
to, states that to his knowledge no con-
tract was ever made by the Leaven-
worth, Pawnee Il Western Company
with any congressman or any officer of
the general government.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13

Charlestown high school on "The Extra
Professional Duties and Privileges of the
Teacher" He considered the duty of the
teacher as a fully developed symmetrical
being, his religious duty and his political
duty with especial regard to his influence
on society. 1ndividualsm in Teaching
was then discussed by j. G. Greenough
principal of the Westfeld (Mass) Normal
School. In the evening the institute listened
to concert by the Howard Opera-house
orchestra, after which Rev. o. p Clifford of
Boston ectured on Making the Most of
Life" The following officers were elected
President, j. Milton Hall, Rhode Island ;
secretary, George Il. Church, Rhode Island :
assistant secretary, Ray Greene Huing
Massachusetts,; treasurer, James W. Web
ster, Massachusetts; assistant treasurer,
Augustus ID. Small, Massachusetts, and a
number Of vice-presidents from each New
England State
Friday was the last day of the meeting
The morning exercises were opened with a
paper by Thomas Emerson, superintendent
of schools, Newton, Mass, on " Free Text
bookS.' Mr.. Emerson opened with brief
review, showing the present status of legis-
latiOn in regard to free textbooks in the
several states. There are, he said twenty
states that have not yet made any provision
for free textbooks, even for INDECENT chill
dren. In seven there are permissive laws
allowing the cities and towns at their option
to furnish free textbooks, and as a rule they
do furnish them where they are allowed to.
Mr.. Emerson next showed the success that
had attended the practical working of the
system in the several states in which it had
been in operation. A. NJ. Edwards, super
intendent of schools, Lewiston, Me-, followed
with discussion upon "The School and
the Citizen" There was an address on
Federal Aid " by w. S. Montgomery of
Washington. Resolutions were adopted
favoring the town system of schools, recog-
nizng the value Of manual training but not
converting common schools into trade
schools; favorng tenure of office for teachers
and superintendent, etc, after which the
institute adjourned sine de-
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fusion and snare, and perhaps they
have discovered by this time that you
cannot make good party strong by as
sisting a bad party to accomplish its
overthrow. Time has demonstrated
the duplicity and hypocrisy of the " in
dependent movement" of 1884, and
as it is at present constituted it is a
menace to good government, for no
political results of value to the country
can be achieved by acting first with
one party and then with another.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13

The Mormons have surprised the
country by holding constitutional con-
vention and adopting a constitution
which provides that the church and the
state shall be separate, the schools non
sectarian, the scbool-teachers not to be
employed or rejected on account of any
particular religious faith, bigamy and
polygamy to be forbidden, and the rep
resentatives to be apportioned so as to
favor the minority, whatever that ex-
preston may mean. The Gentiles
fear that the Mormons are playing
possum in regard to the anti-polygamy
section of the constitution, and believe
that they intend to continue the
polygamy practice in secret. The Utah
commission will permit the votes for rati-
iication or rejection of the constitution
to be counted by the election Judges,
the vote to be taken at the general cleo
ton August LIST. The Gentiles protest
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against this action and claim that the
Mormons are only seeking to secure
the admission of the territory as a
state, and when that is accomplished
the priesthood will have it all their
own waV